One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Palm Beach you can figure out when it's possible to plant string beans by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

Frost tolerance for string beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since string beans do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Palm Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant string beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Palm Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your string beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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